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Egyptian Museum
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| Established | 1902 |
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| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 30°02′52″N 31°14′00″E / 30.047778°N 31.233333°E |
| Type | History museum |
| Collection size | 120,000 items |
| Director | Sabah Abdel-Razek |
| Architect | Marcel Dourgnon |
| Website | www |
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum (Arabic: المتحف المصري, romanized: al-Matḥaf al-Miṣrī, Egyptian Arabic: el-Matḥaf el-Maṣri [elˈmætħæf elˈmɑsˤɾi]) (also called the Cairo Museum), located in Cairo, Egypt, houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world.[1] It houses over 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display. Located in Tahrir Square in a building built in 1901, it is the largest museum in Africa. Among its masterpieces are Pharaoh Tutankhamun's treasure, including its iconic gold burial mask, widely considered one of the best-known works of art in the world and a prominent symbol of ancient Egypt.[2]
- ^ "History of the Egyptian Museum – The Egyptian Museum in Cairo". Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ Reeves 2015, p. 522.
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